House of Representatives Committees

Joint Committee of Public Accounts

Inquiry into the Midford Paramount case and related matters - Customs and Midford shirts - The paramount case of a failure of Customs

Report

On 18 December 1992, the Joint Committee of Public Accounts tabled its report on the Inquiry into the Midford Paramount case and related matters - Customs and Midford shirts - The paramount case of a failure of customs entitled 325th Report: Midford Paramount case and related matters - Customs and Midford shirts - The paramount case of a failure of Customs.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 32 chapters and 7 appendices.

325th Report: Midford Paramount case and related matters - Customs and Midford shirts - The paramount case of a failure of Customs

Part A: Preliminary pages up to Chapter 7 (PDF 6352KB)
Duties of the Committee, Preface, Table of Contents, Appendicies, Executive Summary, Recommendations, Abbreviations

Ch1: Introduction

Ch2: Brief history of the Midford case
Ch3: Costs of the Midford case
Ch4: Legal briefs prepared by Customs
Ch5: The warnings
Ch6: Impoundment of Midford documents
Ch7: Decision to cancel quotas


Part B: Chapter 8 to Chapter 15 (PDF 6365KB)

Ch8: The siezure of Midford's stock

Ch9: Bond store discrepancies - the numbers don't add up
Ch10: DPP briefs and submissions on quota issue
Ch11: Pressure for major criminal prosecution
Ch12: Misleading the Minister
Ch13: Statements of reasons
Ch14: Financial accommodation issue
Ch15: Letters of credit

Part C: Chapter 16 to Chapter 28 (PDF 5865KB)
Ch16: The role of the Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce
Ch17: Evidence gathering for commital proceedings
Ch18: The Malaysian venture: Icing the cake
Ch19: The events of 16 September 1988 - It was an unusual day
Ch20: The cabinet documents
Ch21: Joint prosecution councels' advice
Ch22: Director of public prosecutions' comments on failed committal proceedings
Ch23: The magistrates comments
Ch24: Claims for compensation
Ch25: Other signs of ill health
Ch26: The media leaks - There are so many leaks
Ch27: Settlement
Ch28: Redeterminations of customs values

Part D: Chapter 29 to Appendix B (PDF 2946KB)
Ch29: The deliberately vague letter
Ch30: Other submissions received
Ch31: Lines of Ministerial control
Ch32: Management of ACS investigations and prosecutions
Appendix A: Conduct of the inquiry
Appendix B: List of submissions and documents authorised for publication

Part E: Appendix C to Dissenting Report (end) (PDF 4519KB)
Appendix C: List of exhibits authorised for publication (COMPLETELY MISSING APPENDIX C)
Appendix D: List of Parliamentary inquiries and other major reviews of the Australian Customs Service
Appendix E: Cabinet documents
Appendix F: Chronology of Midford Representatives
Appendix G: Chronological guide to the evidence
Dissenting report from Mr DJC Kerr, MP

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